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British And Irish Ex-pat Links Greece Link Exchange programme

Use Common Sense and Good Manners when you wish to Exchange links with another web site. It pays off.

Why Obtaining Valuable In-bound Links to Your Web Site Works

Imagine you are at a British or Irish Ex-pat social gathering, a function where you have the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting executives connected to your line of business or work.

You are in a room talking with a group of two or three like minded individuals and you are discussing a topic of common interest. Suddenly another fellow joins the group and within seconds diverts the conversation to talking about himself and his company and why those in this group should work or do business with his company. The group breaks up disinterested and that is that. The guy who selfishly butted in now looks for another little group to butt into and so the same again, with the same results - no one is interested!

The better way for this executive who "joined" the conversation is to choose a right moment to introduce himself informally to the group as part of contributing useful supporting comments to the conversation. In other words, he is showing he is a good guy to get to know. This way he is building up credibility. The conversation continues and again, at the appropriate moment, name cards are exchanged.

Requesting Link Exchanges

When you request a link exchange it is a bit like the above scenario -- most requests are similar to the aggressive fellow, and just say: "link to my web site and you give me a link in return", without explanation.There is a better way.

Put yourself in the position of the Webmaster you wish to exchange links with when he receives your request and asks himself:

Your web site, has it got a strong presense on the WWW with good search results?

(In this case) Is it Brit, Irish and Ex-pat related?

Why should I exchange a link?

Do we have common interest in our sites' subject matter so that we mutually benefit?

This is important to know. Why? Because Google gives a lesser rating to links from a lower page rank, especially if the subject of the two pages are not related. But Google also load up the benefits when the linking pages have related content and which is highly focussed.

So please, if you wish to link to us at Brits in Crete, simply tell us in your request, then state one reasonable reason why we should link with you. For example: in our case, the subject is related to Living in Crete/Greece, and/or an ex-patriate site, on relocation, moving around the EU, British and Irish looking to live abroad and so on.

We also encourage direct links between specialist subject pages, such as in our case : Crete Property pages, ex-patriate advice, insurance, foreign exchange, and whatever else there is in common with a specialist page title, eg Swimming Pools.

We like, and the search engines like, deeper embedded links (not just to the home page or dedicated links pages of a site, but other pages as well).

You can contact us for deep links exchange with your explanation, especially if you are a web site connected to Crete, Greece, Cyprus, the Greek Diaspora, and the Ex-pat lifestyle particularly from the British and Irish perspective.

GEO: 35.329162, 25.138526

The location is in the centre of the old walled city and is off 25th August Street, the pedestrian walkway. Take second turning on the right up from the port, then having turned right, you glance right and you can see the brand new blue glass office building opposite the little Agios Dimitrios Church in the square.

Consular Services provided by the Crete Consulate

* Make a passport application (although issued from UK) * Notary Public Work for official documents such marriage and death certificates * General notarial work (sighting documents)(at cost, June 2014, Euro 32+ per document) * Arrange emergency passports

FOR BRITISH PEOPLE: EMERGENCIES IN CRETE AND ANYWHERE IN GREECE

Updated June 2014 : British resident passport holders in Greece and British visitors to Greece, should be aware of the method of getting advice and help in an emergency as it has changed. Responsibility for support rests with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London. Wherever you are in Greece call any local British Consulate telephone number during office hours. For out-of-office hours, follow this procedure: Call: Telephone (+30) 210 7272 600. This is the main switchboard for the British Embassy in Athens. When you call, listen closely to the instructions given on how to contact the Consular Assistance Team in London which is responsible for directing emergencies for British Citizens abroad. Have a pren and paper ready.

Such emergencies could be related to hospitalisation, detention or death of a British passport holder.

Reminder: British Passports are Now issued in UK. Contact by phone the Embassy in Athens. Emergency Passports can be handled still in the Consulates.

OTHER: USEFUL CONTACTS IN CRETE

Note: Dying in Crete - How to Handle Death of British National in Greece . The article by Brits in Crete is practical guidance in the event of an unexpected death in Greece and Crete, and the useful contacts and advice you can get and what to do. Irish Citizens will find the information useful but there is a dedicated page for repatriating Irish citizens to Ireland)

Crete's Hospitals Heraklion Hospitals Venizelio (on the road from Heraklion to Knossos): 2810 - 368000 University (Panepistimio) (on the road out of Heraklion in the direction of Moires when you come to the Makro turn off turn right at the major traffic lights/intersection): 2810 - 392111

Honorary Consul of Ireland (in Heraklion)

In An Emergency, For Irish Nationals, A Message from the Irish Embassy in Athens: Where emergency assistance is required outside of opening hours you may also leave a message at Telephone: +30 210 7332 771 (Athens) or contact the Duty officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin: + 353 1 478 0822.

OFFICIAL IRISH CONTACTS NICOSIA, CYPRUS

Irish Embassy in Nicosia

In An Emergency, For Irish Nationals, A Message from the Irish Embassy in Athens: Where emergency assistance is required outside of opening hours you may also leave a message at Telephone: +30 210 7332 771 (Athens) or contact the Duty officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin: + 353 1 478 0822.

Notes: For Irish Citizens

1. "Advice on Bringing a Deceased Person's Body to Ireland for Burial or Cremation" ( Presented in co-operation with Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, Eire with references to the region of Greece and Crete added by Brits in Crete). Read up on how to handle in Crete or elsewhere in Greece the Repatriation Home of Deceased Friends or Loved-ones who are Irish nationals on our dedicated Irish information page. 2. "Preparing for an Earthquake" It should be recognised that when you are in Greece you are in a country that suffers earth tremors from time to time. As Ireland rarely faces such eventuality, the Irish Embassy in Athens has prepared a useful guide on the subject of earthquakes. Staying calm and knowing what to do are the two essential requirements. See recent earthquake activity.

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